tetradecane
noun
tet·ra·decane
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: a paraffin hydrocarbon C14H30
especially : the normal liquid hydrocarbon CH3(CH2)12CH3 that is a liquid of high boiling point and freezes at 5° C
Word History
Etymology
International Scientific Vocabulary tetra- + decane
- penny-wise and/but pound-foolish
- penny-wise but pound-foolish
- pennycress
- pennycresses
- pennyflower
- pennyland
- pennyprick
- pennyroyal
- pennyroyals
- pennysiller
- pennystone
- pennystones
- pennyweight
- pennyweighter
- pennyweights
- pennywhistle
- pennywhistles
- pennywinkle
- pennywinkles
- pennywort
- pennyworth
- pennyworths
- pennyworts
- Penobscot
- penobscot